WEBSTER COUNTY – Voters in Webster County will attempt to add an essential services tax in March. KCCI-TV reports the county just has one certified, full-time service in Fort Dodge. If approved, a levy of 75 cents per $1,000 of value would be used to fund ambulances and other needs. Of the counties who attempted a similar move on the November 5th election, seven successfully cleared the 60% threshold of approval to move the measures forward. Floyd County was the only one who had a majority of voters reject the levy.

IOWA – Shotgun deer season kicks off on Saturday for the first of two seasons in Iowa, according to the Iowa DNR. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources estimates 100,000 hunters participate annually. This year, the season runs from December 7th through the 11th, and again from the 14th through the 12th.

ARLINGTON, TX – The No. 16 Iowa State Cyclones will make their second appearance in the Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship game Saturday when it faces No. 12 Arizona State for the first time. The Cyclones, winners of three straight, and Sun Devils are set to kick off at AT&T Stadium at 11 a.m. on ABC. Iowa State reached 10 wins for the first time in the program’s 133-year history when it defeated Kansas State at home last weekend. The Cyclones are looking to win their first conference championship since 1912, one of two conference titles in school history (the other being 1911). It would guarantee them a spot in the upcoming College Football Playoff, expanded to 12 teams for the first time in 2024.